Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, U.S.S.R. (Russia) signed non-aggression
pact with Germany in aug. 1939; invaded Poland 17 Sep. 1939, and Finland,
30 Nov. 1939; Russia was invaded by Germany and Romania 22 Jun. 1941;
Finland declared war on Russia 25 Jun. 1941; Russia signed "Treaty
of Peace", in Paris with Great Britain, France and the United States;
Declared war on Japan 08 Aug. 1945; Signed "Treaty of Peace" with
Italy, Hungary, romania, Bulgaria and Finland 10 Feb. 1947.
Japan invaded French Indochina 22 Sep. 1940; Attacked Pearl Harbor
naval station and the Philippines by air on 07 Dec. 1941; and declared
war on the U.S.A., Great Britain, Australia, Canada, New Zealand and
the Union of South Africa on 07 Dec. 1941; on the Netherlands 11 Jan.
1942; Japan accepted the Allied terms unconditionally 14 Aug. 1945;
Japan signed surrender terms 01 Sep. 1945 on board the USS Missouri;
Signed "Treaty of Peace" with Great Britain, France and the United
States (except U.S.S.R.) and a total of 49 nations at San Francisco,
CA. on 08 Sep. 1951.

United States of America U.S.A. After Japan attacked Pearl Harbor
naval station and the Philippines by air on 07 Dec. 1941; U.S.A. declared
war on Japan 08 Dec. 1941; Germany and Italy declared war on the U.S.
11 Dec. 1941; A few hours later the U.S declared war on Germany and
Italy; also Bulgaria, Hungary and Romania 05 Jun. 1942; Signed "Treaty
of Peace" with Italy, Hungary, Romania, and Bulgaria 10 Feb. 1947;
Signed "Treaty of Peace" with Japan on 08 Sep. 1951, San Francisco, CA.

On 07 Dec. 1941, the President Franklin DeLano ROOSEVELT:"At 7:55 a.m. Hawaii time, some 360 Japanese planes attacked Hickman
and Wheeler Fields, and the U.S. Pacific Fleet, some 86 ships anchored
at Pear Harbor. The Japanese Air Force has totally destroyed our battleship
the Arizona. They have severely damaged the Oklahoma, the Nevada,
the California and the West Virginia, 3 destroyers, 1 target ship,
1 mine-layer which we can not put back into action. The battleship
Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Maryland; Cruisers Helena, Honolulu and the
Raleigh have been damaged, but are repairable. Some 2,086 Navy and
Marine Officers and men have been killed, and some 749 wounded. The
Army has reported some 194 Officers and men killed, and 360 wounded.
By the power invested in me I have declared War and retaliation on
Japan."

Arizona: Exploded; total loss. 1,177 dead.Oklahoma: Capsized, 429 dead.Refloated Nov 1943; (capsized & lost while under tow to the mainland May 1947)West Virginia: two bombs, seven torpedoes, sunk; returned to service July 1944. 106 dead.California: two bombs, two torpedoes, sunk; returned to service January 1944. 100 dead.Nevada: six bombs, one torpedo, beached; returned to service October 1942. 60 dead.Tennessee: two bombs; returned to service February 1942. 5 dead.Maryland: two bombs; returned to service Feb 1942. 4 dead (including floatplane pilot shot down).Pennsylvania (Kimmelís Flagship): in drydock with Cassin and Downes,
one bomb, debris from USS Cassin; remained in service. 9 dead.

Ex-Battleship!

(target/AA training ship)Utah: Capsized; total loss. 58 dead.

Cruisers!

Helena: One torpedo; returned to service January 1942, 20 dead. Raleigh: One torpedo; remained in service. Honolulu: Near miss, light damage; remained in service.

Destroyers!

Cassin: in drydock with Downes and Pennsylvania, one bomb, burned; returned to service Feb 1944. Downes: in drydock with Cassin and Pennsylvania, caught fire from Cassin, burned; returned to service Nov 1943. Shaw: Three bombs; returned to service June 1942.

Auxiliaries!

Oglala (minelayer): Damaged by torpedo hit on Helena, capsized;
returned to service (as engine-repair ship) Feb 1944. Vestal (repair ship): Two bombs, blast and fire from Arizona,
beached; returned to service by Aug 1942. Curtiss (seaplane tender): One bomb, one Japanese aircraft; returned to service Jan 1942. 19 dead.

On 12 Apr. 1945 the 32nd President Franklin DeLabo ROOSEVELT of
New York, died while in office at the age of 63 years. The Vice- President,
Harry S. TRUMAN, from Independence, Missouri took over the nation
at this burdensome times.

Some four years later from the bombing of Pearl Harbor to 04 May,
1945 the German armies began surrendering; Germany signed Unconditional
Surrender on 07th. May 1945 at 2:41 a.m., French time, in Rheims
Headquarters.

They designating cessation of operations on 09 May 1945 at 12:01 a.m.,
London time. Surrender also was signed in Berlin on 08 May, 1945 and
was celebrated as V-E Day.

On 06th. of Aug. 1945, President Harry S. TRUMAN only after being
in office for some 4 months authorized the use of the first Atomic
Bomb to be dropped by plane over Hiroshima, Japan (pop. 343,969).
The second drop was authorized on 09 Aug. 1945 over Nagasaki, Japan
(pop. 252,630). The estimates of those who died from the these bombs
and radiation exposure vary, but records indicate Hiroshima was 80,000
to over 200,000; Nagasaki, 39,000 to 74,000. Japan surrendered and
accepted the Allied terms unconditionally on 14 Aug. 1945, Japan formaly
signed the surrender terms 01 Sep. 1945 on board the USS Missouri,
Far Eastern Time, celebrated as V-J Day.